2026 Winners

Best administrator – boutique and emerging managers

Waystone

Best administrator - client service

U.S. Bank

Best administrator - middle-office services

BNP Paribas

Best administrator – overall

The Citco Group of Companies

Best administrator - private equity / credit

The Citco Group of Companies

Best administrator - private equity / credit - client service

FORMIDIUM

Best administrator – technology

Opus Fund Services

Best advisory firm - client service

FIT Legal

Best advisory firm – compliance

Cosegic

Best advisory firm - private equity/credit

Rosedge Capital

Best advisory firm - private equity/credit - client service

Judd Advisory

Best advisory firm – regulation

RQC Group

Best cash management/treasury service

BlackRock

Best cloud technology - boutique and emerging managers

Atlas Technica

Best cloud technology solution

Alternit One

Best cyber-security service provider

Drawbridge

Best data management solution

Portfolio BI

Best digital assets provider

Haruko

Best executive search

One Ten Associates

Best front office analytics platform

HedgeFacts

Best hedge fund platform

Apex Group

Best innovation in AI - large scale firm

Arcesium

Best innovation in AI - small scale firm

ACA Group

Best insurance provider

Bartlett Group

Best integrated surveillance firm

ACA Group

Best law firm - private equity/credit

Dechert

Best leadership/coaching firm

True Partnership

Best managed accounts platform

Deutsche Bank

Best managed service provider

Lanware

Best marketing and communications consultancy

Lacewing Media

Best offshore governance firm

Waystone

Best offshore law firm

Walkers

Best onshore law firm

Simmons & Simmons

Best onshore law firm - client service

Akin

Best outsourced provider

Altaira Strategic Partners

Best portfolio management software provider

MAIA Technology

Best prime broker - boutique and emerging managers

Ripple Prime

Best prime broker - client service

SEB

Best prime broker - emerging markets

HSBC

Best prime broker – overall

Goldman Sachs

Best prime broker – technology

IG Prime

Best regtech solution

SteelEye

Best regulatory hosting solution

Vittoria & Partners

Best regtech solution - client service

Comply

Best regulatory reporting solution

Qomply

Best risk management technology

Orchestrade

Best service provider – ESG

Alternit One

Best tech infrastructure provider

Abacus

Best technology firm - client service

RFA

Best technology firm – overall

Flextrade

Best treasury management system

Kayenta

Best UCITS platform

Lumyna

Best valuations firm for hard to value assets

Houlihan Lokey

Most innovative technology firm – boutique

Haruko

Most innovative technology firm - large scale

ECI